Coldplay Deny Prospekt

According to this article, Coldplay are about a month away from finishing their new record that was rumored to be called, Prospekt. The band, however, has denied that claim, but the record is still tentatively scheduled to be released in May. I know many out there think this band is terrible, but I am proud to say that I think they are great. I am definitely looking forward to their new album, which is apparently being produced by Brian Eno.


[MP3] Coldplay - A Message
[MP3] Coldplay - We Never Change
[MP3] Coldplay - Warning Sign


[Myspace] Coldplay
[Website] Coldplay

June Call It Quits

It seems that my friends June have also decided to put the band on halt. This is pretty unfortunate since we go way back and come from a "scene" that I used to be a big part of. I don't know about you, but it seems like Victory Records doesn't really do much for their bands. Both Spitalfield and The Junior Varsity have recently call it quits as well, where those who went the Fueled By Ramen route (Fall Out Boy, The Hush Sound, The Academy Is...) are still going strong. Anyway, if you'd like to read a good, understanding letter of explanation from the band, please go here.


[MP3] June - The Sentence
[MP3] June - Scandals And Scoundrels
[MP3] June - The City


[Myspace] June
[Website] June

The Format Are Done

I unfortunately just read over on I Guess I'm Floating that The Format have decided to call it quits. Major bummer, but I'm sure glad that I got to see Sam and Nate perform as a duo, before they gained some of their much deserved popularity.


[MP3] The Format – Give It Up
[MP3] The Format – Tune Out
[MP3] The Format – Time Bomb
[MP3] The Format – Dog Problems


[Myspace] The Format
[Website] The Format

Video: Sufjan Stevens "Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake"

Sufjan Stevens has a new video for "Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake," which will be one of the thirty or so videos featured on the Encyclopedia Asthmatica Volume 1, a DVD compilation out 3/4 via Asthmatic Kitty. Check it out below, along with the tracklist, here. Also, I don't know about you, but I am anxiously awaiting a new release from the "states" project.




[VIDEO] Sufjan Stevens - Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake

[MP3] Sufjan Stevens - Palm Sunday Tornado Hits Crystal Lake
[MP3] Sufjan Stevens - Majesty Snowbird (Live)


[Myspace] Sufjan Stevens
[Website] Sufjan Stevens

The Dodos "Fools"

I discovered The Dodos today over on Brooklyn Vegan and really like what I hear. They are a drummer/vocalist and guitar/trombone/vocalist duo from San Francisco and are set to release a forthcoming album, Visiter, on 3/18 via Frenchkiss. From what I have read and watched over on YouTube, it seems like they put on a good live show. Looks like they'll be in Chicago on April 18th. I will be sure to check that out. You should do the same.




[VIDEO] The Dodos - Fools

[MP3] The Dodos - Fools
[MP3] The Dodos - Men
[MP3] The Dodos - The Ball


[Myspace] The Dodos
[Website] The Dodos

Video: Joshua James Covers Modest Mouse

The wonderful Joshua James has added a new video to his Myspace page. The video is a lovely cover of the Modest Mouse tune, "Custom Concern."




[VIDEO] Joshua James – Custom Concern (Modest Mouse Cover)

[MP3] Joshua James – Custom Concern (Modest Mouse Cover)
[MP3] Modest Mouse – Custom Concern


[Myspace] Joshua James
[Website] Joshua James

[Count Me Out] Joshua James "Happy X-Mas War Is Over"

Gnarls Barkley "Run"

Gnarls Barkley have shared a new tune, "Run," off the forthcoming release, The Odd Couple, out in April via Atlantic. Check it out below.


[MP3] Gnarls Barkley - Run


[Myspace] Gnarls Barkley
[Website] Gnarls Barkley

More New Cotton Jones Basket Ride Tunes

Mike Nau of Page France has added a few new tunes to The Cotton Jones Basket Ride myspace page. Go there and have a listen. These new tunes were recorded at Kingdom Crumb with Whitney McGraw and one microphone. I'm definitely sensing a more eerie psychedelic vibe with Mike's newer tunes and I must say that I enjoy this direction he's taking. The new album, Paranoid Cocoon, is supposed to drop sometime this spring via Quite Scientific.


[MP3] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride - Had Not A Body
[MP3] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride - To Death With You
[MP3] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride - Friends And Such


[Myspace] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride

[Count Me Out] The Cotton Jones Basket Ride Posts Some New Jams

Iron & Wine on Fabchannel

So I was lucky enough to tune in minutes before a live Iron & Wine broadcast, today over on Fabchannel, without even realizing that it was about to start. Anyway, the performance was lovely and I am sure they will have it available to view again soon. Check the setlist out below, along with some mp3s. Also, I highly recommend heading over to Fabchannel for some other great archived performances (Josh Ritter, Sondre Lerche, Andrew Bird, etc.).


[VIDEO] Iron & Wine on Fabchannel


Setlist

01. Weary Memory
02. Lovesong Of The Buzzard
03. On Your Wings
04. Peace Beneath The City
05. Innocent Bones
06. Pagan Angel And A Borrowed Car
07. Boy With A Coin
08. Sodom, South Georgia
09. House By The Sea
10. The Devil Never Sleeps
11. White Tooth Man
12. Upward Over The Mountain
13. Cinder And Smoke
14. Woman King
15. Wolves (Song Of The Shepherd's Dog)
16. Resurrection Fern
--Encore--
17. History Of Lovers


[MP3] Iron & Wine - Boy With A Coin
[MP3] Iron & Wine - Innocent Bones
[MP3] Iron & Wine - Woman King
[MP3] Iron & Wine - Naked As We Came
[MP3] Iron & Wine - Lions Mane


[Myspace] Iron & Wine
[Website] Iron & Wine

Video: Phosphorescent "At Death, A Proclamation"

Matthew Houck aka Phosphorescent has a new video for "At Death, A Proclamation," a tune off the latest release, Pride, out via Dead Oceans. Check it out below, along with an mp3 and some upcoming tour dates. If you are in Chicago on March 4th, head on over to Schubas because your's truly will be opening the show.




[VIDEO] Phosphorescent - At Death, A Proclamation

[MP3] Phosphorescent - At Death, A Proclamation


Tour Dates

02.26.08 at Johnny Brenda's (Philadelphia, PA) *
02.27.08 at Union Hall (Brooklyn, NY) *
02.29.08 at Mercury Lounge (New York, NY) *
03.01.08 at Iron Horse (Northampton, MA) *
03.03.08 at Waldron Arts Center (Bloomington, IN) *
03.04.08 at Schubas (Chicago, IL) *
03.05.08 at First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) *
03.06.08 at Slowdown (Omaha, NE) *
03.07.08 at Jackpot (Lawrence, KS) *
03.08.08 at Opolis (Norman, OK) *^
03.10.08 at Cavern (Dallas, TX) *^
03.11.08 at Monks (Abiline, TX) *

* w/ Bowerbirds
^ w/ Bodies Of Water


[Myspace] Phosphorescent

Bowerbirds Sign To Dead Oceans

Bowerbirds have signed to Dead Oceans and will re-release, Hymns For A Dark Horse, on 6/17. They were also recently been named one of the "Great Eight" bands to watch in 2008 over at The News & Observer. Check out a live video for "My Oldest Memory" below, along with an mp3.


[VIDEO] Bowerbirds - My Oldest Memory

[MP3] Bowerbirds - My Oldest Memory


[Myspace] Bowerbirds
[Website] Bowerbirds

[Count Me Out] Bowerbirds on Daytrotter

Video: Arcade Fire "Black Mirror"

Arcade Fire have recently shared an interactive video for "Black Mirror," a tune off the latest release, Neon Bible, out via Merge. Check it out below, or here, along with an mp3.




[VIDEO] Arcade Fire - Black Mirror

[MP3] Arcade Fire - Black Mirror


[Myspace] Arcade Fire
[Website] Arcade Fire

The Helio Sequence "Can't Say No"

I just discovered The Helio Sequence, a duo from Portland, over on Myspace and really dig the tunes. They have been around for quite awhile (10 years) and have a new record, Keep Your Eyes Ahead, out 1/29 via Sub Pop. Apparently, right after the bands last release, Love And Distance, in 2004, singer/guitarist Brandon Summers experienced some vocal chord damage. Now recovered, Summers and drummer/keyboardist Benjamin Weikel (former drummer of Modest Mouse) have put out a new, excellent record that I can already guarantee will be on my "favorite albums of 2008" list.


[MP3] The Helio Sequence - Can't Say No
[MP3] The Helio Sequence - Hallelujah
[MP3] The Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead


[Myspace] The Helio Sequence
[Website] The Helio Sequence

Limbeck To Play Hi, Everything's Great

On their upcoming tour, Limbeck will be playing Hi, Everything's Great, probably their best album, in its entirety on select nights of doubleheaders. Check it out if you are in the area and if you don't have this album, I suggest that you get it, it's definitely great for a roadtrip.


Tour Dates

02.06.08 at The Knitting Factory (Hollywood, CA)
02.07.08 at The Knitting Factory (Hollywood, CA)
02.13.08 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)
02.14.08 at Kilby Court (Salt Lake City, UT)
03.01.08 at The Knitting Factory (New York City, NY)
03.02.08 at The Knitting Factory (New York City, NY)
03.26.08 at Modified (Phoenix, AZ)
03.27.08 at Modified (Phoenix, AZ)


[MP3] Limbeck - Honk + Wave
[MP3] Limbeck - In Ohio On Some Steps
[MP3] Limbeck - Wake Up


[Myspace] Limbeck
[Website] Limbeck

Lisa Hannigan Demos

Lisa Hannigan, the former-sidekick of Damien Rice, will be releasing her first solo album sometime in the near future. You can hear the "Lille (Demo)" over on her Myspace page and view another (video), "My Pirate Disco (Demo)," below.




[VIDEO] Lisa Hannigan - My Pirate Disco (Demo)

[STREAM] Lisa Hannigan - Lille (Demo)


[Myspace] Lisa Hannigan